History Main / SecondYearProtagonist

** ''Videogame/{{Persona 5}}'' looks to be following the same trend, with its protagonist in his second year at high school.

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** ''Videogame/{{Persona 5}}'' looks to be following the same trend, with its protagonist in his second year at high school. However the school setting isn't as focused on in 5, thanks to the protagonist's record, nobody in school really wants much to do with him. Likewise because the Phantom Thieves all share a background of abuse by authority none of them care for the Sempai-Kohai system, and all of them ignore it and are overly casual with each other, even the sempai's Makoto and Haru and several members even go to different schools or in the case of Futaba (the only one younger than everyone) doesn't go at all.

* While there are three members from each year in the IdolSinger group μ's, the ''Franchise/LoveLive'' anime focuses more on the second-years because they are the group's founding members. ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'', unsurprisingly, as well, though focus seems a bit more balanced, though slightly towards the founding trio too.

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* While there are three members from each year in the IdolSinger group μ's, the ''Franchise/LoveLive'' anime focuses more on the second-years because they are the group's founding members. ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'', unsurprisingly, as well, though focus seems a bit more balanced, though balanced if ever slightly towards the founding trio too.trio.

* While there are three members from each year in the IdolSinger group μ's, the ''Franchise/LoveLive'' anime focuses more on the second-years because they are the group's founding members.

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* While there are three members from each year in the IdolSinger group μ's, the ''Franchise/LoveLive'' anime focuses more on the second-years because they are the group's founding members. ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'', unsurprisingly, as well, though focus seems a bit more balanced, though slightly towards the founding trio too.

* Ryuu Yamada of ''Manga/YamadaKunAndTheSevenWitches'' has just started his second year on Suzaku High when the story starts. Most other named characters are also in their second year, almost to the point of CompetenceZone if it wasn't because two of the major villains have been/are a third year student and a first year student respectively.

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* Ryuu Yamada of ''Manga/YamadaKunAndTheSevenWitches'' has just started his second year on Suzaku High when the story starts.starts, and save for the last 50 chapters, he's a second year student for most of the story. Most other named characters are also in their second year, almost to the point of CompetenceZone if it wasn't because two of the major villains have been/are a third year student and a first year student respectively.

* In the first two seasons of ''Manga/HidamariSketch'', Hiro and Sae are this. Yuno and Miyako become second years in the latter two.

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* In the first two seasons of ''Manga/HidamariSketch'', Hiro and Sae are this. Yuno and Miyako become second years in the latter two. When Hiro and Sae graduate and Yuno and Miyako take their places as third years, Nazuna and Nori then become this trope.

* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' starts her series in her sophomore year of high school, hits senior year in season four and [[GraduateFromTheStory graduates in the]] GrandFinale.

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* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' starts her series -- The TitleCharacter and the male lead start off as sophomores in her high school while the second season seems to cover part of both sophomore year of high school, hits and junior year, and they're juniors in the third season. They start their senior year in season four at the beginning of the fourth season, and they [[GraduateFromTheStory graduates finish high school]] in the]] the GrandFinale.

* While the main character is actually a teacher (although ten years old), most of main characters of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' are members of Class 2-A (later 3-A).

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* While the main character is actually a teacher (although ten years old), most of main characters of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' are members of Class 2-A (later 3-A).2-A at the start of the series. They ''quickly'' become members of Class 3A, though (not even 10% of the way through the series).

* ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'' has its VillainProtagonist, Yandere-chan, taking homeroom on the second floor of Akademi High School and can generally be inferred to be in the second year (though this is not allowed to be officially confirmed due to varying censorship laws that would prohibit [[PantyShot certain things]] in the game applying to minors).

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